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Sterling/crystal inkwell, London 1900
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This is just a phenomenal sterling-mounted desk set, comprising a large inkwell and a paper-weight. They are both made by Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor of London in 1900, and fully hallmarked accordingly.
The inkwell consists of a stag-mounted, foliage-covered sterling lid on a heavy lobed crystal body, of square form.Inside the inkwell there is the original sterling-mounted glass inkpot, also hallmarked. The inkwell sits inside a heavy dark-wood base.
The paperweight is similar in design, a sterling stag standing on a sterling foliage-covered mound.
This is fitted in a similar hard-wood base and is also hallmarked as above.
All in perfect condition. No damage and no inscription.
Dimensions: Inkwell: overall 6.75" x 6.75" x 7.5" high; alone 4" x 4" x 6.75" high.
Paperweight: 5" x 4" x 3.5" high.
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